College Football Bowl Season: A Fan’s Delight
Ah, the most wonderful time of the year for college football fans is finally here—bowl season! This year, the excitement is dialed up a notch with the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff (CFP). For those who live and breathe college football, this is the ultimate holiday gift. Not only do we have the CFP to look forward to, but there are also 36 bowl games in total. So, grab your favorite game-day snacks, settle into your comfiest chair, and get ready for a thrilling ride through the college football landscape.
Let’s dive into this season’s games and see what the schedule has in store for us. All times are Eastern Time, so plan your viewing parties accordingly!
College Football Playoff Schedule
Friday, Dec. 20
College Football Playoff First Round Presented by Allstate
- No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17 at Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Indiana)
Saturday, Dec. 21
College Football Playoff First Round Presented by Allstate
- No. 6 Penn State 38, No. 11 SMU 10 at Beaver Stadium (State College, Pennsylvania)
- No. 5 Texas 38, No. 12 Clemson 24 at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
- No. 8 Ohio State 42, No. 9 Tennessee 17 at Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Wednesday, Jan. 1
- CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: No. 5 Texas vs. No. 4 Arizona State at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) 1 p.m., ESPN
- CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential: No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Oregon at Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) 5 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 2
- CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl: No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia at Caesars Superdome (New Orleans) 4 p.m., ESPN
**This game was postponed to Jan. 2 following a deadly truck attack on Jan. 1 in New Orleans.
Thursday, Jan. 9
- CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl: No. 6 Penn State vs. Allstate Sugar Bowl winner at Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida) 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Jan. 10
- CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Monday, Jan. 20
- CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Complete Bowl Game Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 14
- Cricket Celebration Bowl: Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7
- IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl: South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Wednesday, Dec. 18
Thursday, Dec. 19
Friday, Dec. 20
- StaffDNA Cure Bowl: Ohio 30, Jacksonville State 27
- Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: Florida 33, Tulane 8
Monday, Dec. 23
- Myrtle Beach Bowl: UTSA 44, Coastal Carolina 15
- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 (2OT)
Tuesday, Dec. 24
Thursday, Dec. 26
- GameAbove Sports Bowl: Toledo 48, Pittsburgh 46 (6 OTs)
- Rate Bowl: Kansas State 44, Rutgers 41
- 68 Ventures Bowl: Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
Friday, Dec. 27
- Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Navy 21, Oklahoma 20
- Birmingham Bowl: Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
- AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Arkansas 39, Texas Tech 26
- DirecTV Holiday Bowl: Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
- SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: USC 35, Texas A&M 31
Saturday, Dec. 28
- Wasabi Fenway Bowl: UConn 27, North Carolina 14
- Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Nebraska 20, Boston College 15
- Isleta New Mexico Bowl: TCU 34, Louisiana 3
- Pop-Tarts Bowl: Iowa State 42, Miami 41
- Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl: Miami (OH) 43, Colorado State 17
- Go Bowling Military Bowl: East Carolina 26, NC State 21
- Valero Alamo Bowl: BYU 34, Colorado 14
- Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Army 27, Louisiana Tech 6
Monday, Dec. 30
Tuesday, Dec. 31
- ReliaQuest Bowl: Michigan 19, Alabama 13
- Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: Louisville 35, Washington 34
- Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: Illinois 21, South Carolina 17
- Kinder’s Texas Bowl: LSU 44, Baylor 31
Thursday, Jan. 2
- TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Duke vs. Ole Miss at EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida) 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Friday, Jan. 3
- SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: North Texas vs. Texas State at Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas) 4 p.m., ESPN
- Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech at Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina) 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Jan. 4
- Bahamas Bowl pres. by Atlantis Resorts: Buffalo vs. Liberty at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas) 11 a.m., ESPN2
Originally Written by: ESPN
